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JOHNSON F. I.

HIDALGO County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · MONTE CHRISTO N. (VICKSBURG T)

Permits

Max Depth

18,800 ft

First Permit

2001-09-24

Latest Activity

2005-11-29

Lifespan

4 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

2006-06-24

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: Active

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: CANTERA OPERATING, LLC (reported 2015-12)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.

Resolved via: scheduling → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

2002-02

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO. 2002-2002→ MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. 2002-2002→ EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P. 2006-2007→ CANTERA OPERATING, LLC 2015-2015

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Gas

production & DCA →

Formation Tops (1) Elevation 203 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
VICKSBURG T (Vicksburg)	14,600 ft	-14,397 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (11)

Interval	Type
14,520–14,574 ft	Perforated
14,594–14,680 ft	Perforated
14,700–14,914 ft	Perforated
14,710–14,834 ft	Perforated
14,888–15,018 ft	Perforated
14,936–15,175 ft	Perforated
15,070–15,128 ft	Perforated
15,206–15,406 ft	Perforated
15,430–15,602 ft	Perforated
15,819–16,026 ft	Perforated
16,274–16,368 ft	Perforated

Casing (4)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
13.375"	3,000 ft	2,220 sx
9.625"	10,205 ft	965 sx
5.5"	14,134 ft	1,000 sx
2.875"	15,299 ft	186 sx

Permit History (2)

#610005 Recompletion Final Completion

JOHNSON, F. I. · 17,244 ft

2005-11-29

Spud 2006-06-24

#513891 Drill Final Completion

JOHNSON, F. I. · 18,800 ft

2001-09-24

Spud 2001-10-05

Applications (2)

#610005 A EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.

received 2005-11-22

#513891 A EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.

received 2001-09-24

Records & Logs

3 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2006-10-23

W-2/G-1 2002-04-30 log on file

W-2/G-1 2002-05-30

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in HIDALGO County.

Well Details

Well Number: 61
Max Depth: 18,800 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: HIDALGO
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 2006-06-24

Operator

Name: MERIT ENGY CO
Location: DALLAS
P-5 Status: Active (filed 2025-11-07)
Cum Oil (all leases): 61,412,014 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 675,243,840 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 1,049